David Farrington Park

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David Farrington Park
Centennial Park
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David Farrington Park
Location of David Farrington Park in Wellington
LocationCnr Weka Street and Miramar North Road, Wellington, New Zealand
OwnerWellington City Council
OperatorWellington City Council
Capacity 2,000 [1]
SurfaceGrass Pitch
Tenants
Team Wellington
Miramar Rangers AFC

David Farrington Park, previously known as Centennial Park, is a football ground in the suburb of Miramar in Wellington, New Zealand. It is used for football matches and is the home ground of both Team Wellington and Miramar Rangers AFC.

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In 2009, the grounds name was changed to David Farrington Park as a mark of respect to the local football stalwart who died in 2008. [2] [3]

On 16 April, David Farrington Park saw the first OFC Champions League game played in Wellington [4] when Team Wellington beat AS Magenta 7–1, [5] also qualifying Team Wellington for the home and away final against Auckland City FC for the 2017 OFC Champions League title [5] and a chance to play at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in United Arab Emirates.

History

The park was originally a motor camp during the Centennial Exhibition in 1940, which is how it got its original name, before it was used as temporary accommodation for New Zealand immigrants landing in Wellington. [6]

The field was renovated in 2012 by Mexted Performance Sport Surfaces. The park had a build-up of organic matter and contaminants so the surface was holding water and was not draining away, affecting playability. Mexteds used a planer to take 100mm off the playing surface in two 50mm passes, then re-levelled the sub-grade and installed new primary drainage in between the existing drain lines, and introduced a new 50mm layer of clean turf sand.

New creeping rye grass was sown following the drainage work, which is intended to have more stability and hold the profile together better. Some of the sand from David Farrington Park was recycled at Houghton Bay Park to level off low spots. Houghton Bay is a former landfill site that experiences regular subsidence. [2]

Ground layout

The ground is typical of the type of stadium found in New Zealand. There is one uncovered grandstand on the west side of the ground which can accommodate around 600 spectators, and a small hill in the north-west corner. The rest of the terrace on the east side retreats a metre or so away from the playing surface. Overall the capacity for the ground is 2,000. [1] At the south end is Miramar School, while the clubhouse resides at the north end. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Venues - National League - New Zealand - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "David Farrington Park". Miramar Rangers.
  3. ↑ "Park name changed to honour local football legend | Scoop News". Scoop. Wellington City Council . Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Team Wellington v AS Magenta in our own backyard". Capital Football.
  5. 1 2 Hyslop, Liam (16 April 2017). "Team Wellington power past AS Magenta". Stuff.
  6. ↑ "Miramar Seatoun History". Wellington City Library.
  7. ↑ "David Farrington Park". Team Wellington FC . Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

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